TWWMABMTBH Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Damn! This Pitiful Reality

August, the hottest time in Beijing.

In a village near Yanjiao, two aunties, one on his left and one on his right, were sandwiching Rong Ziyan, forcing him to look at the two small groups of listless ducks in front of him.

“Little Rong, look, could it be that their ducks have brought some disease to mine? Ever since their ducks came to my place, my female ducks haven’t laid a single egg!”

“Bullshit! Your ducks are like sluts, they can’t let go of any male they see, what does that have to do with my precious ones. It’s your ducks that are sick. After my ducks ate a mouthful of your feed, they started losing feathers when they got back.”

“Oh my, I can’t live anymore, I depend on selling duck eggs for money, if these ducks are sick, our whole family will be drinking the northwest wind for the next half year…” This auntie just started wiping her tears and was about to begin her sad tale, when the other auntie bellowed over her.

“You heartless old thing! My family only has this one male duck for breeding, and now it’s on the brink of death! How are we going to get ducklings for the second half of the year? How will the female ducks brood? Rather than waiting to starve to death drinking the northwest wind, I will take my eighty-year-old mother and hang ourselves at the village chief’s door today!”

“Oh my god, I can’t live anymore!”

The two were putting on a grand show, and many villagers gathered around to watch the commotion, occasionally shaking their heads with a sigh at the two groups of listless ducks.

“I have to say, these two groups of ducks do look pretty bad, I hope they don’t die.”

Die…

Hearing this word, the two women immediately cried even harder, as if they had lost their husbands instead of their ducks.

Rong Ziyan opened his mouth several times, but couldn’t get a word in, so he simply stopped interfering and squatted down to carefully examine the two groups of ducks.

In the end, it became too noisy, and the onlookers quickly went to the village committee and called the village chief to mediate.

The village chief was a good-natured man, and when he saw the two women crying, he quickly tried to persuade them, “Hey, female comrades are just so emotional. Okay, let’s not cry first, isn’t there a veterinarian from the animal husbandry station here? What are you afraid of? Our Dr. Rong is a top student from the city.”

As he spoke, the village chief patted Rong Ziyan on the shoulder, “I say, Dr. Rong, what’s wrong with our ducks?”

Finally, when it was no longer noisy, Rong Ziyan stood up, looked at the village chief, and slowly replied, “They’re sick.”

“…” That was probably a useless sentence. Not only the village chief, but even the onlookers and the two aunties were instantly silent.

Rong Ziyan clearly saw a line of text floating above everyone’s heads – [Awkwardness +1]

The system in his mind sent out a timely notification: “Total gold coins obtained: 56 ~ [National Treasure-level Cuteness.jpg]”

Rong Ziyan calmly accepted the system’s cute emoticon and refocused his attention on the two groups of ducks.

All of this was an unwarranted disaster.

Rong Ziyan was a top student in the veterinary medicine department of the Agricultural University, having received a national scholarship for three consecutive years. He was originally supposed to be directly admitted to the master’s and doctoral programs, but just as the final decision was about to be made, he was framed by a despicable person and inexplicably became entangled in a high-interest loan.

He reported it to the police and went to court, but in the end, he still lost his direct admission qualification because of his “moral deficiency” during the admission evaluation.

The only good thing was that with the court as the prosecutor, the high-interest loan sharks stopped coming to the school to harass him and instead sent text messages.

Even so, Rong Ziyan’s fate was not bright. A promising future pillar of the research community was forced to work as a veterinarian at this godforsaken animal husbandry station. Rong Ziyan himself also ended up with a confused debt of 200,000 yuan.

“What a pity,” Rong Ziyan’s tutor sighed repeatedly, as Rong Ziyan’s knowledge was indeed wasted at a small village animal husbandry station.

However, when sending Rong Ziyan off, the tutor still encouraged him, “There are some advantages in the village as well. The interpersonal relationships are simple, don’t forget to research while you are there, if you really can’t come up with the money, your teacher can help you a bit. That high-interest loan, will definitely leave some clues.”

“Come back soon, your teacher is waiting for you here.”

“Thank you, teacher.” Rong Ziyan bowed respectfully to his mentor, but after leaving the office, his steps felt heavy.

He understood that his teacher’s words were just comforting, and he himself would probably never be able to come back in this life.

200,000 yuan, for a veterinarian, unless there was some miraculous encounter, it would take him five years to pay it back without eating or drinking. As for the clues that his teacher spoke of, he would definitely look for them, but Rong Ziyan himself was not sure if he could find them.

In a word, the future was uncertain.

Letting out a sigh, Rong Ziyan forced his mood to return to calmness quickly. Just then, his phone suddenly vibrated. Rong Ziyan opened it, and it was a picture of a bloody severed hand. The picture only appeared for one second, after which the message was automatically destroyed.

He knew this was a warning from the loan sharks. However, Rong Ziyan was just an ordinary poor student. He had used all the means he could, and could only endure for the time being.

What was worse, when Rong Ziyan returned to the dormitory to pack his things, he was ridiculed by his roommates.

“Oh! As expected of a top student, universities still provide job assignments these days!”

“That’s right, old boy ~ the school is sponsoring you. After all, if you don’t hurry up and work, you won’t be able to pay back the 200,000 yuan loan! Hehehe.”

Rong Ziyan had heard similar ridicule since he was a child. It was nothing more than attacking him, a “freak” who didn’t follow the crowd, based on his grades and poor family background.

Rong Ziyan’s parents had died in an accident very early. They had no insurance, nor did they receive any compensation, so at a young age, he had to study while running around to support himself. Just surviving was difficult, so he naturally didn’t bother with these gossips.

But now, it was different. Rong Ziyan and his roommates were about to go their separate ways, and would probably never see each other again, so face was no longer that important.

Moreover, he had been harmed and lost his bright future for no reason. Before leaving school, he was burdened with a huge debt of 200,000 yuan. Even if he was as open-minded as Rong Ziyan, he couldn’t help but feel some anger.

So, the usually silent Rong Ziyan gave his roommates a gentle smile after packing his luggage and said something very practical, “The make-up exams are coming soon, will you guys pass?”

“…”

“As for the job assignment thing, I was actually quite surprised too. But what I didn’t expect even more was that for you guys, a university degree is so hard to get.”

“Keep going, everyone, I’m leaving now.”

His words hit the nail on the head, and the dormitory was silent. The study-dodging roommates stared at Rong Ziyan with eyes that wished they could eat him alive.

But all of this had nothing to do with Rong Ziyan, who left with his luggage. After leaving school, he was about to start a new life. The most important thing at the moment was still the 200,000 yuan he owed the loan sharks, and how to clear his name from this debt.

He had to be steady and not lose his composure. Rong Ziyan guided himself inwardly. Although the beginning was unlucky, his luck value had not been high since he was a child, so he was used to it.

After all, fortune and misfortune are all a matter of mentality.

Perhaps it was this open-mindedness that led to Rong Ziyan actually getting lucky this time.

After four hours of travel, Rong Ziyan finally arrived at the small village. As soon as he entered the village’s animal husbandry station, a magical sentence appeared in his mind.

It roughly meant that because his luck was too bad, the Heavenly Path was compensating him—

Heavenly Path: The first item you touch will determine the direction of your Golden Finger. Follow the system’s guidance, and you will become a leading technical expert in the industry.

It sounded pretty good. However, after Rong Ziyan glanced at the sow about to give birth that the villagers had just brought to him, he fell silent.

Was it asking him to become a big pig farmer?

A minute later, Rong Ziyan discovered that the world around him had changed. No matter what it was, as long as it was related to agriculture or animal husbandry, the creature’s head would be covered in floating text. At the same time, a system appeared in his mind.

System: Newbie Mission: Pay off your debt. 200,000 is just a drop in the bucket. Let’s work hard together, Host!

Rong Ziyan pondered the “duck” and felt that his mood was very subtle. However, he quickly recovered from his surprise and carefully checked the various functions of the system.

The system was divided into two parts. One was the exchange function, but it was not yet open because he didn’t have enough gold coins.

The other part was the lottery, which cost 1000 gold coins per draw. The items obtained from the lottery could be brought into the real world. From amazing skills to real money, it could draw anything.

In the words of the system, if Rong Ziyan had good luck, he could draw a diamond antique or something and pay off the 200,000 yuan instantly. As for the items obtained being brought into reality, there was no need to worry about being targeted. Because this was a reward given by the Heavenly Path, the Heavenly Path would automatically fill in the storyline of how Rong Ziyan obtained the items, which would look completely natural to outsiders. It would not bring any trouble to Rong Ziyan.

The most amazing thing was that the gold coins required by the system were actually derived from the emotional fluctuations of all the living beings around Rong Ziyan.

For example, the sow that he had successfully saved from dystocia, after waking up from her coma, had the number [Gratitude Value +300] floating above her head, and her owner also had [Gratitude Value +200] floating above his head. And these five hundred points were finally converted into Rong Ziyan’s system gold coins at a 1:1 ratio.

Originally, Rong Ziyan thought that only positive emotions would provide gold coins, but now it seemed that emotions like embarrassment could also provide him with gold coins. He suddenly felt that this system had become even more interesting.

The point was that Rong Ziyan finally saw a glimmer of hope for a brighter future through this system.

As for the ducks in front of him, he had a rough idea of what was wrong with them. However, in order to make an accurate judgment, he still needed to do some tests.

So he directly asked the two aunties, “Have you two had any ducks die in the past two days?”

“How is that possible!” Rong Ziyan’s words startled both of them, “Our ducks just have a minor problem, how could they die?”

In rural areas, what people who raise livestock fear the most is disease. Minor problems were fine, but if it was a contagious disease, not only their own would suffer a wipe-out, but the whole village would also be quarantined.

They relied on this for their livelihood, and they would rather have their families die than have this happen, plus they would be blamed by the villagers, which was a life-threatening matter.

The two people were originally blaming each other, but now, they immediately turned their hostility outwards and attacked Rong Ziyan.

“You’re just a kid, you don’t know anything! A young man like you, what do you know? I’ve been raising ducks since my great-grandfather’s generation, I know everything about the slightest problem.”

“They just casually got a college student to come to the village for a gilded experience, this is just a way to trick us! Spit!”

“Dr. Rong, look at this…” The village chief was also a little confused and didn’t know how to explain to Rong Ziyan.

Rong Ziyan was not in a hurry, and pointed at a group of ducks, saying, “If they haven’t died in the past two days, then kill one for testing.”

After a pause, he added, “If you don’t want to test, you can just burn both groups of ducks.”

“…” There was silence again.

Aunties 1 and 2: Anger Value +700

It was clear that they were about to grab a weapon and beat him up.

Rong Ziyan paused and tried his best to explain in a gentle tone, “It’s a contagious disease, there’s no way around it.”

“Bullshit!” The two aunties exploded directly. Not only them, but even the village chief and the surrounding villagers all changed their expressions.

Raising poultry was not the same as other things. Contagious diseases were a big deal. If one family had it, the entire village would be in danger.

Although raising ducks was just a side job for the village, it still contributed to their livelihood. If something really happened, the whole family would have a hard time for the year.

Not to mention that there were not only ducks, but also chickens here! They were all poultry. Although they were different species, their diseases were similar.

The village chief quickly tried to smooth things over, “This, Dr. Rong, you can’t just talk about contagious diseases like that.”

Rong Ziyan pointed to the most listless duck, “If you don’t believe me, I can prove it on the spot.”

Rong Ziyan’s attitude was too confident, and the village chief did not dare to gamble on the whole village’s poultry. Ignoring the two aunties’ obstruction, he quickly asked someone to kill the duck.

Rong Ziyan opened the medicine box he was carrying and took out a sharp scalpel.

“Enlarged liver, with small nodules.” Rong Ziyan neatly found the duck’s liver and took it out for the village chief, the two aunties, and the surrounding villagers to see.

“Why did it grow like this?” The village chief frowned.

He didn’t understand what nodules were, but he had been farming for most of his life and had been caring for livestock for most of his life, he knew that a duck’s liver could not have such small, millet-sized lumps.

Some people who were disgusted couldn’t help but take a step back.

However, Rong Ziyan had already taken out the duck’s spleen. The condition was no different from that of the liver, also covered with lumps.

But the most serious was the outer membrane of the duck’s heart, which had nodules the size of green beans to soybeans, like dry cocoons.

“Are there worms?”

“No. The preliminary diagnosis is duck tuberculosis. If you want a confirmed diagnosis, you need to submit a sample for testing. But based on the current symptoms of the two groups of ducks, there is no point in submitting it.”

“Mental depression, neck contraction, soft feet, reluctance to move and go into the water, arched back, reduced appetite, emaciation, and decreased egg production. These symptoms, coupled with the autopsy results, are enough to prove that it’s duck tuberculosis.”

“Then how do we treat it now?” The village chief was instantly anxious.

Tuberculosis was deadly to humans, let alone ducks. It sounded serious.

The two aunties were even more nervous.

Rong Ziyan sighed, “There is no way, just burn them on the spot.”

Aunties 1 & 2: Grief Value 1000

Seeing that the two of them were about to faint, Rong Ziyan quickly added, “You can apply for a subsidy for duck tuberculosis. You can get the money for the ducklings.”

The two aunties immediately breathed a sigh of relief and simultaneously provided Rong Ziyan with 400 points of relief.

Now, with what he had accumulated before, Rong Ziyan had a total of 10,000 gold coins, which was just enough for a ten-draw.

System: Come on, make it happen! For your first ten-draw, the drop rate is doubled, and participating guarantees that you get a Dragon-Slaying Saber.

Ignoring the people around him, the system seized the opportunity to persuade Rong Ziyan. And Rong Ziyan himself was also curious about what would appear. So he made a rare act of indulgence and directly agreed to the system, “Draw!”

Inside the system, with Rong Ziyan’s response, the lottery wheel spun rapidly. A few seconds later, a row of items appeared in Rong Ziyan’s system backpack.

Pale white skin, round and smooth. Ten of them were arranged neatly in a row in front of Rong Ziyan.

Rong Ziyan: …A Dragon-Slaying Saber?

System: Holy crap! This is possible? Rong Ziyan, is your father an African chieftain?!